MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	218% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '17 at 17:51
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 306 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 550 79% 580 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 85.9 55% 75.9 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 59.1 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS500G32TND-N1A2A 500GB 1,191 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 218GB free Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (64) Unknown 100 100 613416 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (A9) Unknown 100 100 8 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 2 (B2) Unknown 100 100 135 (B3) Unknown 100 100 803 (B4) Unknown 100 100 13085 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 0 85902557211 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C4) Reallocation count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 688 (F1) Unknown 100 100 712 (F2) Unknown 100 100 300 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 20	83.1% Excellent	Read 501 Write 331 Mixed 351 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 16.4 106% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 23.2 86% 193 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,956 Write 1,201 Mixed 1,234 323% 1,464 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 26.9 156% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 548 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 23.8 142% 329 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 236%
USB3.0 512GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 162GB free Firmware: 8105 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 410 Write 416 Mixed 409 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 11 58% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.5 DQ Write 38.2 DQ Mixed 27.9 21% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GB 1,169 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2300 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16